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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... Banking Group added $1.08, or 6.24 per cent, to $18.38. Westpac climbed 82 cents, or 3.73 per cent, to $22.82 and its takeover target St George Bank added $1.45, or 5.24 per cent, to $29.11. Amongst energy stocks, Woodside Petroleum was up $4.07, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... and ANZ Banking Group gained $1.30, or 8.5 per cent, to $16.60. Westpac rose $1.57, or 7.78 per cent, to $21.76 and its takeover target St George Bank climbed $2.36, or 9.37 per cent, to $27.55. In news today, banking and insurance group Suncorp-Metway ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... Banking Group had lost $1.03, or 6.19 per cent, to $15.62. Westpac had shed $1.30, or 6.05 per cent, to $20.20 and its takeover target St George Bank had dropped $1.87, or 6.77 per cent, to $25.77. In the big miners, BHP Billiton was down $2.21, or 7.41 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... points. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market took a small step lower, even as The Warehouse removed an impediment to takeover activity. The NZSX-50 index fell 3.915 points, or 0.133 per cent, at 2,944.395 points.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... going to fix it in five minutes." Among the miners, BHP Billiton lost five cents, or 0.17 per cent, to $29.85, while takeover target Rio Tinto declined $1.84, or 2.27 per cent, to $79.28. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 189.01 points ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... investors," said AIMA Australia chair Kim Ivey. He added that the absence of short selling also impact the cost of any takeover equity, particularly with the banks. "While the regulator continues to ban short selling, both widespread market liquidity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... National Australia Bank fell $1.82, or seven per cent, to $24.18. Westpac shed $1.15, or 4.94 per cent, to $22.12 and its takeover target St George Bank was off by $1.60, or 5.27 per cent, to $28.76. Among the miners, BHP Billiton lost $1.86, or 5.87 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... Australia Bank fell 53 cents, or 2.07 per cent, to $25.02. Westpac shed 35 cents, or 1.56 per cent, to $22.15 and its takeover target St George Bank was off by 49 cents, or 1.67 per cent, to $28.81. Among the miners, BHP Billiton lost 29 cents, or 0.97 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Australia Bank fell 29 cents, or 1.13 per cent, to $25.41. Westpac shed 22 cents, or 0.94 per cent, to $23.29 and its takeover target St George Bank dropped 40 cents, or 1.30 per cent, to $30.42. Among the miners, BHP Billiton lost $1.47, or 4.64 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... Australia Bank picked up 24 cents, or 0.93 per cent, to $25.94, Westpac lifted 36 cents, or 1.55 per cent, to $23.61, and its takeover target, St George Bank, added 36 cents, or 1.81 per cent, to $30.85. BHP Billiton fell 76 cents, or 2.32 per cent ...